The Fastest Guitar Alive

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The Fastest Guitar Alive
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Michael D. Moore
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	Robert E. Kent (screenplay)
Starring	Roy Orbison Sammy Jackson Maggie Pierce
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	September 1, 1967
Running time	87 min.
Language	English
Budget	$---
IMDb profile

The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 MGM motion picture starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco in order to help finance the Confederacy's war effort.

The film features Orbison performing several original songs which appeared on his 1967 MGM record album of the same name.

See also: http://www.thefastestguitaralive.com

[edit] Production

• Director: Michael D. Moore
• Producer: Sam Katzman
• Screenplay: Robert E. Kent
• Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
• Film editing: Ben Lewis
• Music: Roy Orbison, Bill Dees, Fred Karger

[edit] Primary cast

• Roy Orbison - Johnny Banner
• Sammy Jackson - Steve Menlo
• Maggie Pierce - Flo
• Joan Freeman - Sue

[edit] Album

The Fastest Guitar Alive
Studio album by Roy Orbison
Released	1967
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock Ballads
Length	22:27
Label	MGM (E 4475)
Producer	Wesley Rose & Jim Vienneau
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Cry Softly Lonely One (1967)

The Fastest Guitar Alive is the soundtrack title for the 33 1/3 record album from MGM Records released in June of 1967.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees

[edit] Side one

• "Whirlwind"
• "Medicine Man, Medicine Man"
• "River"
• "The Fastest Guitar Alive"
• "Rollin' On"

[edit] Side two

• "Pistolero"
• "Good Time Party"
• "Heading South"
• "Best Friend"
• "There Won't Be Many Coming Home"

v • d • e Roy Orbison Studio Albums Roy Orbison at the Rock House (1961)• Lonely and Blue (1961)• Crying (1962)• In Dreams (1963)• There Is Only One Roy Orbison (1965)• Orbisongs (1965)• The Orbison Way (1966)• The Classic Roy Orbison (1966)• Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson (1967)• The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)• Cry Softly Lonely One (1967)• Roy Orbison's Many Moods (1969)• Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way (1970)• Big O (1970)• Roy Orbison Sings (1972)• Memphis (1972)• Milestones (1973)• I'm Still In Love With You (1974)• Regeneration (1977)• Laminar Flow (1979)• In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (1987 -- studio re-recordings of earlier hits) • Mystery Girl (1989)• King Of Hearts (1992) Compilations Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1962)• More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (1964)• The Great Songs of Roy Orbison (1970) Collaborations Class of '55 (1986)• Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) Soundtrack appearances Roadie (1980) • Less Than Zero (1987) Live A Black & White Night Live (1987)